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. >> to think we can change things immediately because we are america, that's not necessarily the case. these are internal struggles and the party insiders in the country are going to have to sort it out amongst themselves. >> i hope the president, as soon as we get back to washington, will ask for authorization from congress to do something at a very surgical and proportional way. something that gets their attention and causes them to understand that we are not going to put up with this kind of activity. >> ayman moi yelledin is covering this from cairo. what is the reaction there in cairo? >> reporter: certainly a lot of arab diplomats are expecting some type of international response what they have described as a chem wall weapons attack. there is no hiding the fact that some of the countries in the region including saudi arabia and qatar and united arab emirates are pushing for more international intervention of different types of sorts. not necessarily militarily but without a doubt more pressure on the syrian government to try to get them to change course and for the removal of p
. >> to think we can change things immediately because we are america, that's not necessarily the case. these are internal struggles and the party insiders in the country are going to have to sort it out amongst themselves. >> i hope the president, as soon as we get back to washington, will ask for authorization from congress to do something at a very surgical and proportional way. something that gets their attention and causes them to understand that we are not going to put up with...
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well, tim miller is with that will super pac, america rising. near ra an tan deny is president of the center for american progress and has known hillary for 20 years working with her in the white house, the senate and her 2008 presidential campaign. tim, if i'm terry mcauliffe, maybe i like theling average you're providing. her numbers not just in virginia but all across the country are incredibly strong. in the state of virginia alone, hillary clinton is leading it five prospective republican presidential candidates. the only one that comes within a margin of error is new jersey governor chris christie who clinton leads by one point. according to latest poll in virginia, clinton beats jeb bush in virginia by five points and three other potential rivals trail her by double digits in virginia. hillary outperforms the state's current governor bok mcdonald by ten points and trounces marco rubio and kentucky senator rand paul by 12 points each. respond to that, please. >> it's pretty early for these polls. i'm gil give you one example why the clinto
well, tim miller is with that will super pac, america rising. near ra an tan deny is president of the center for american progress and has known hillary for 20 years working with her in the white house, the senate and her 2008 presidential campaign. tim, if i'm terry mcauliffe, maybe i like theling average you're providing. her numbers not just in virginia but all across the country are incredibly strong. in the state of virginia alone, hillary clinton is leading it five prospective republican...
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. >> is america about to strike? >> officials here at the pentagoning are operating as if this is in fact a done deal. >> if you were to come, you're ready to go like that. >> like that. >> with small strikes. >> four u.s. navy destroyers and two submarines. >> the crisis has outpaced the world's response. >> what we saw in syria should shock the conscience of the world. >> we are supposed to be outraged by anyone using chemical weapons. >> they're trying to come up with an objective that punishes assad. >> if the syrians had oil, we would have been in there. >> how do we reconcile not wanting to get into this war. >> these people don't want american troops and for this to become another iraq. >> smash ath face of bashir assad. >> the president continues to work with his national security team when he has made a decision and has announcement to make, he'll make it. >> we begin with mounting signs is of impending u.s. military action against syria with senior officials telling nbc news strikes could be launched as soo
. >> is america about to strike? >> officials here at the pentagoning are operating as if this is in fact a done deal. >> if you were to come, you're ready to go like that. >> like that. >> with small strikes. >> four u.s. navy destroyers and two submarines. >> the crisis has outpaced the world's response. >> what we saw in syria should shock the conscience of the world. >> we are supposed to be outraged by anyone using chemical weapons....
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. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> turn around, man. face the wall. >> would i kill someone? if i had to. >> you got seven layers of skin you got to go through before you get to the bone. >> there's nothing that goes on that at least one gang member is not involved with. nothing. >> the outside world probably don't want to know what goes on in here. >> these places can make a monster. it's a struggle to stay sane. >> there's a growing problem affecting correctional facilities in this country. how to confine and treat the mentally ill. an estimated 16% of u.s. prison and jail inmates have psychiatric problems. this edition of "lockup" is one of the most graphic and disturbing ever, as we take you inside a facility in indiana, where nearly one-third of the prisoners have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. they tell us in detail how they got there and how they survive. situated in america's heartland, among acres of indiana cornfields, is a prison that houses not only the state's most violent offenders bu
. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> turn around, man. face the wall. >> would i kill someone? if i had to. >> you got seven layers of skin you got to go through before you get to the bone. >> there's nothing that goes on that at least one gang member is not involved with. nothing. >> the outside world probably don't want to know what goes on in here. >> these places can make a monster....
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and so far, america's businesses have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses. and they have committed to hiring hundreds of thousands more. so more vets are finding jobs. the unemployment rate for vets is coming down. and we're going to keep saying to every company in america, if you want somebody who knows how to get the job done, hire a veteran. hire a veteran. your generation's carried us through this time of war. well, you're going to help us write the next great chapter in american history. right here, at home. today. matt is one of our marine special operators. he and his team were in afghanistan cleaning out a compound and then in a terrible incident, an ied took both of his legs. matt survived. and soon he had a new mission -- getting back to his unit, back to his team. once a marine, always a marine. so matt endured excruciating rehab, therapy that could last all day, month after month. rebuilding his strength. recovery was slow. taking his first shaky steps on short prosthetics, then a new anywhere of knees, then full legs taking him back to normal he
and so far, america's businesses have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses. and they have committed to hiring hundreds of thousands more. so more vets are finding jobs. the unemployment rate for vets is coming down. and we're going to keep saying to every company in america, if you want somebody who knows how to get the job done, hire a veteran. hire a veteran. your generation's carried us through this time of war. well, you're going to help us write the next great chapter in...
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get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec® love the air. >>> last night around 6:00 p.m., despite pleas from the american bar association and the national alliance on mental illness to grant a stay of execution and despite the fact that the execution of the mentally insane is unconstitutional, the state of florida executed john ferguson. ferguson was convicted of murdering eight people in south florida in the 1970s and became florida's fifth execution in less than a year. 40 years ago ferguson was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and nearly every year since then government doctors have documented his many delusions. when he was alive, ferguson believed he was the prince of god, that he was being executed because he could control the sun, that the state couldn't kill him because he had special powers, and that his destiny was to be
get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec® love the air. >>> last night around 6:00 p.m., despite pleas from the american bar association and the national alliance on mental illness to grant a stay of execution and despite the fact that the...
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>> i think we can change things immediately just because we're america. that's not necessarily the case. >> president pulled troops out of iraq and trying to get them out of afghanistan. does he or this country have an appetite to get involved? that's the red line that the president does not want to cross. ♪ purple haze ♪ >> the dilemma gross deeper in syria with secretary of state john kerry declaring this afternoon that chemical weapons were used, accusing the syrian government of a cover-up and vowing u.s. response. it's all part of a quickening pace from the administration. this weekend, president obama showed all the signs of trying to forge an international coalition. huddling with his national security team and making calls to key u.s. allies. earlier this afternoon, secretary of state john kerry spoke from the state department demanding consequences for assad's actions. >> the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. make no mistake. president oba
>> i think we can change things immediately just because we're america. that's not necessarily the case. >> president pulled troops out of iraq and trying to get them out of afghanistan. does he or this country have an appetite to get involved? that's the red line that the president does not want to cross. ♪ purple haze ♪ >> the dilemma gross deeper in syria with secretary of state john kerry declaring this afternoon that chemical weapons were used, accusing the syrian...
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. >> the day that changed america forever. the march on washington. august 28th, 1963. ♪ >> people of all races, regular people from all walks of life, marching against injustice, marching to change history. >> we are the moral revolution. >> how long? we want our freedom and we want it now. >> a call to ask and a call for peace. a word that inspired a people, a nation and the entire world. >> free at least, free at least. thank god almighty we are free at least. >> tonight a special hour-hour toll particulars nation. the march on washington. the dream continues. >>> good evening. i'm al sharpton live from the lincoln memorial here on the national mall. first years ago hundreds of thousands of people stood where i am right now watching history. millions more watching at home, seeing the leaders of the civil rights movement. call for justice and equality. i talked to him from the exact spot where he can spoke 50 years ago. and we'll hear some of the young people who traveled hundreds of miles to help change the course of history. i'm honored to begin
. >> the day that changed america forever. the march on washington. august 28th, 1963. ♪ >> people of all races, regular people from all walks of life, marching against injustice, marching to change history. >> we are the moral revolution. >> how long? we want our freedom and we want it now. >> a call to ask and a call for peace. a word that inspired a people, a nation and the entire world. >> free at least, free at least. thank god almighty we are free at...
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and black america? >> exactly. so he's trapped in that regard. when you see the march on washington, the people who attended that day were excited and nervous. they were taking steps to meet the other half of the country and say we are patriotic. they were scared. the city of washington cut off liquor sales that day. they were scared of it. we assume that african-americans are going to take all the risks to expose ourselves. the lessin of american history we only make progress when there's reciprocation, when the rest of us, when white america is taking some risk, too. that's what makes -- that's the good side of racial history. >> i'm going to ask this question i asked when i did a special friday, the 100th anniversary of the march on washington, what's the discussion going to be about? >> the discussion is going to be are we still a nation that recognizes that activism, the african-american experience is crucial to helping america live up to its stated ideals. i think we're still going to have that di
and black america? >> exactly. so he's trapped in that regard. when you see the march on washington, the people who attended that day were excited and nervous. they were taking steps to meet the other half of the country and say we are patriotic. they were scared. the city of washington cut off liquor sales that day. they were scared of it. we assume that african-americans are going to take all the risks to expose ourselves. the lessin of american history we only make progress when...
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he was born to an american mother in the state of hawaii that was actually in america, by the way, but the birthers are all but silent when it comes to ted cruz. cruz has already visited the important presidential primary states of iowa and south carolina and he's headed to new hampshire this month. he's giving every indication he may be thinking of running for president and is eligible to do so. he's a natural born citizen because he did not have to be naturalized. that's how simple it is. he was an american at the second of his birth. joining me to discuss this, political writer wayne slater and jonathan capehart. wayne, i couldn't be more clear in my complete and utter agreement with senator cruz. he's an american by birth, his mother was american. i don't care if you're flying in an airplane over toledo or toledo's somewhere in spain. if you're born to an american mother, you're an american, and honestly, you don't have to get naturalized. that's what a natural born american means. you don't have to apply for citizenship. you are a citizen. natural born. don't the crazy birthers in
he was born to an american mother in the state of hawaii that was actually in america, by the way, but the birthers are all but silent when it comes to ted cruz. cruz has already visited the important presidential primary states of iowa and south carolina and he's headed to new hampshire this month. he's giving every indication he may be thinking of running for president and is eligible to do so. he's a natural born citizen because he did not have to be naturalized. that's how simple it is. he...
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plus as fast food workers across america prepare to strike today, taking in the dream 50 years later. a classified payload heads to space and an albino alligator gets acupuncture for back pain, really? >>> thousands of syrians are trying to flee the country in advance of a potential u.s. lead military strike. refugee sites are springing up across the border and the entire mideast is on edge. in neighboring israel there's a run on gas masks. they're lining up at distribution centers thinking they might be syria's next target and this morning president obama is confirming the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime. >> we have concluded that the syrian government carried these out. there is a prospect or possibility in which chemical weapons that have devastating effects could be directed at us. we want to make sure that that does not happen. >>> we're joined live from the region. tell us what the latest is there. >> good morning, betty. well, the situation remains tense across the region. today un inspectors have gone out for a third day in various parts of damascus to try and asce
plus as fast food workers across america prepare to strike today, taking in the dream 50 years later. a classified payload heads to space and an albino alligator gets acupuncture for back pain, really? >>> thousands of syrians are trying to flee the country in advance of a potential u.s. lead military strike. refugee sites are springing up across the border and the entire mideast is on edge. in neighboring israel there's a run on gas masks. they're lining up at distribution centers...
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we believe in a new america. it's time to march for a new america. it's time to organize for a new america. it's time to register and vote for a new america. we're on our way. we're on our way. we're on our way. as we prepare to march, i want some of our leaders to stand with me. we want to honor and dedicate what we're doing to a man that made the long road and long journey. kevin powell, reverend richardson, mary pat hector, tamecka mowry. domin dominic. i want us to show respect and regard for a man who is every day in the last decades have fought for us and we're not ending no program without thanking those that made a way. bible says honor thy father and mother. not for their days but your days will be long on the land which god giveth thee. reverend joseph lowry has paid a price. because of people like him, we are here today. another warrior who was slapped, who was abused and took it so we could vote is here with us today. never got recognition, but now he's a winner of the medal of freedom from the first african-american president in the unit
we believe in a new america. it's time to march for a new america. it's time to organize for a new america. it's time to register and vote for a new america. we're on our way. we're on our way. we're on our way. as we prepare to march, i want some of our leaders to stand with me. we want to honor and dedicate what we're doing to a man that made the long road and long journey. kevin powell, reverend richardson, mary pat hector, tamecka mowry. domin dominic. i want us to show respect and regard...
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called "collision 2012, obama versus romney and the future of elections in america." the pendulum is swinging in the republican party now. as the party moves hard right, will they really try another establishment time like romney or dole or mccain or christie or jeb bush? or will the party go for one of its tea party heroes like rand paul? here with me now is the author of the great book "collision 2016." dan, let's talk about what you call the subterranean campaign of 2012 and what it offers us in the future. >> we think of the campaign as the campaign we all cover all the time. everything we talk about, every utterance, every gaffe, every debate, every movement. and that's part of politics and in many ways the interesting and enjoyable part of politics, but it's not necessarily the decisive part of politics. there are important and powerful underlying forces that effect every campaign. in 2012, one was the economy. would it be just good enough to allow president obama to win re-election or bad enough to deny re-election. another was voter anger. which direction woul
called "collision 2012, obama versus romney and the future of elections in america." the pendulum is swinging in the republican party now. as the party moves hard right, will they really try another establishment time like romney or dole or mccain or christie or jeb bush? or will the party go for one of its tea party heroes like rand paul? here with me now is the author of the great book "collision 2016." dan, let's talk about what you call the subterranean campaign of 2012...
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they've given a piece of their heart to america. and america will always honor their sacrifice. i know some of you recently returned from afghanistan. on behalf of a grateful nation, welcome home. we send our prayers to all those who at this very moment are still in harm's way, including your regimental combat team seven, which is coming home this month. i know some of you are getting ready to deploy in the months to come. this is still a hard fight. our afghan partners have stepped up. they're bearing a bigger brunt of the firepower, taking on a lot more casualties. they're in the lead. but it's still tough, and we're still needed. and here's what i want every single one of your to know. because of you, that 9/11 generation, we are accomplishing what we set out to do. because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, al qaeda's top ranks have been hammered. the core of al qaeda in afghanistan in pakistan is on the way to defeat. that happened because of you. because of you, more afghans are reclaiming their communities. their markets, their schools, their towns. and t
they've given a piece of their heart to america. and america will always honor their sacrifice. i know some of you recently returned from afghanistan. on behalf of a grateful nation, welcome home. we send our prayers to all those who at this very moment are still in harm's way, including your regimental combat team seven, which is coming home this month. i know some of you are getting ready to deploy in the months to come. this is still a hard fight. our afghan partners have stepped up. they're...
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that's a sign that they want america on their side. but that said, i certainly have heard people talking about it today. >> you were in the mosque where i under it's a makeshift morgue where they are bringing in bodies. give us, if you can, a sense of -- we hear members, you say 521 people are dead. but it is just a number. give us a very real sense of what you're seeing, what people are feeling there. >> well, if you want plain numbers, the reality -- i can see inside this mosque, there were families gathering around them. women crying, some of them screaming as people try to preserve the body of their loved ones. of course this isn't an official morgue. you walk around in bare feet. the carpet is soaked with ice people are putting on these dead bodice and also they're trying desperately to alie the rot, it is a very, very tragic scene one i don't hope to see again. louisa loveluck, on the ground reporting for msnbc news. we wait for the president to make the first statement since this bloody crackdown, that claimed thousands of lives
that's a sign that they want america on their side. but that said, i certainly have heard people talking about it today. >> you were in the mosque where i under it's a makeshift morgue where they are bringing in bodies. give us, if you can, a sense of -- we hear members, you say 521 people are dead. but it is just a number. give us a very real sense of what you're seeing, what people are feeling there. >> well, if you want plain numbers, the reality -- i can see inside this mosque,...
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to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try to take away our right to vote, then we're going to lose in 2014. and everything that dr. king fought for and so many of our allies fought for would have been for naught. we have got to make sure that through congress and communities we make people understand the importance of what they're trying to do as far as steal our voices and voting rights away from us. that's why it's so important. we've got to go back to our communities after tomorrow we've got to educate, mobilize, organize. not only for tomorrow and the next day, but up until 2014 and beyond. >> now, dennis, we have thes
to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try...
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. >>> and coming up, another victim of gun crime in america. this time, she was only 13 months old. 13 months. a restaurant dinner is over $10.50 per meal. this tasty stouffer's lasagna dinner from walmart is less than $2.15 a serving. replacing one restaurant dinner a week saves your family of four over $1750 a year. save money. live better. walmart. and honestly, it was a little scary to go down to one income. so, i had to get creative. i made some missteps. i switched to some weird bargain detergent instead of tide but no matter how much i poured, our clothes were missing that tide clean we were used to. i mean, what would my grandma say if she saw the kids looking dingy? [ smoke alarm beeping ] oh! [ daughter ] mom burned the muffins! i hope you're not watching this, nana. [ female announcer ] one cap of tide gives you more cleaning power than 6 caps of the bargain brand. also available in powder with acti-lift crystals. [ mom ] that's my tide. also available in powder with acti-lift crystals. "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you i did.
. >>> and coming up, another victim of gun crime in america. this time, she was only 13 months old. 13 months. a restaurant dinner is over $10.50 per meal. this tasty stouffer's lasagna dinner from walmart is less than $2.15 a serving. replacing one restaurant dinner a week saves your family of four over $1750 a year. save money. live better. walmart. and honestly, it was a little scary to go down to one income. so, i had to get creative. i made some missteps. i switched to some weird...
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he wants his legacy to get america out of engagements in the middle east. he doesn't want his legacy to get into another one. then you john kerry. he has a serial problem. he was pushing for engagement with assad. he thought that assad could be turned, that he was basically a guy who was willing to break from iran and go with the united states. so now kerry has his own legacy problem. he doesn't want to go down as the guy who let assad skate by. he's got to double down. >> let's talk about the numbers in this country. we've gone over progressives who watch this show, a lot of them. look at these numbers now. 46-46, which is the argument we had last night with ignatius and somebody else right now. he is a state reporter, ignatius, but he is a moderate. the problem faces among smart, progressive people who are skeptical about military involvement, now look at this is a 50-50. even given the iraq. >> but you mentioned that the republican numbers are probably slanted because people dislike obama. >> he can say i'm going pardon the thanksgiving turkey and they'd
he wants his legacy to get america out of engagements in the middle east. he doesn't want his legacy to get into another one. then you john kerry. he has a serial problem. he was pushing for engagement with assad. he thought that assad could be turned, that he was basically a guy who was willing to break from iran and go with the united states. so now kerry has his own legacy problem. he doesn't want to go down as the guy who let assad skate by. he's got to double down. >> let's talk...
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america is the only country i have ever known. senior year of high school, i was promoted to city court staff commander, i held the rank of cadet brigadier general. i was head of chicago rotc. i want to be a us citizen and i want to be a marine, i'm gonna be a marine, because i care. i care about this country. i care about those around me, i care about my family, my neighbors. you know, i do want to give back, i believe one hundred percent in what this country stands for. let me earn it, you know, let me serve. i just want an opportunity, i just want a chance. to, to show everyone out there that, i am, american and that i will honorably serve this country wearing a marine corp uniform. these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a sq
america is the only country i have ever known. senior year of high school, i was promoted to city court staff commander, i held the rank of cadet brigadier general. i was head of chicago rotc. i want to be a us citizen and i want to be a marine, i'm gonna be a marine, because i care. i care about this country. i care about those around me, i care about my family, my neighbors. you know, i do want to give back, i believe one hundred percent in what this country stands for. let me earn it, you...
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america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book. if we look at what happens after '63, between '63 and '68, the dream speech is barely mentioned. it's barely mentioned. it's only after king's assassination that america thinks how can we remember this man? >> well, it wasn't even mentioned in the "washington post" the day after the speech here in washington. there's also the rewrite of some in the tradition of the right wing. they say the civil rights revolution was in a crucial sense conservative. and then they criticized the decred decrepitude of the civil rights movement. how the civil rights moveme
america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book....
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so to not be there in that moment to look america in the eye and complete that leap, that forward progress for the american people, and to say that the african-american community, that we have made missteps in the last 50 years, but we stand here united with you in the journey forward in the life and times of dr. king. >> you're wonderful to say this to be honest about your party, but it wasn't just one or two people. >> no, none of them. >> the day two stories on yesterday's story on the march in washington commemoration of course noted there were no republican elected officials on the steps of the lincoln memorial yesterday. "the washington post" headlines says republicans absent from march on washington. a headline of "the wall street journal" reads at 50th anniversary of march, no gop speakers. interesting point here. for evidence of the shift over the years, let's take a look. let's take a look now at the relationship between the republican party and african-american voters. consider this example. contained neatly in two generations of the romney family. here is george romney marching
so to not be there in that moment to look america in the eye and complete that leap, that forward progress for the american people, and to say that the african-american community, that we have made missteps in the last 50 years, but we stand here united with you in the journey forward in the life and times of dr. king. >> you're wonderful to say this to be honest about your party, but it wasn't just one or two people. >> no, none of them. >> the day two stories on yesterday's...
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again, let's just be clear what's going on in america right now. in new jersey, we have 14% of my state is african-american, and our prison system is over 60% black. we are putting in this country, that stands for such wanted and incredibly great principles, here we are 50 years from the march on washington, here we are a century more, frankly, from battling with the worst kind of white supremacy, but yet we're creating these pipelines from failed schools to our prisons that are disproportionately affecting the african-americans and poor, but we're all tied to the same destiny when it comes to solving these problems. we have to solve them. there has to be an urgency. it can't be about attacking other sides. figure out what the best things are for safety, lower taxpayer expenditures and elevate human potential. >>> coming up, mayor booker will respond to the frankly gross remarks made by his republican opponent in the new jersey senate race. stay with us. >>> kind of weird, as a guy i personally like being a guy. i mean, he -- i don't know if you sa
again, let's just be clear what's going on in america right now. in new jersey, we have 14% of my state is african-american, and our prison system is over 60% black. we are putting in this country, that stands for such wanted and incredibly great principles, here we are 50 years from the march on washington, here we are a century more, frankly, from battling with the worst kind of white supremacy, but yet we're creating these pipelines from failed schools to our prisons that are...
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there are 2 million people behind bars in america. for the next hour, we open the gates. "lockup." >>> the number of units here at san quentin has grown beyond the capacity of this prison and what it was designed for. >> free us. free us. >> i took sociology in college. and you can stack a bunch of rats together. eventually they start eating each other. >> with the age of the building the way it's set up, almost anything you do, you're in direct contact with the inmates. >> it doesn't matter how much staff we have. they will erupt if it's going to. >> mentality of most inmates, have issues, i'm on death row, and there's nothing you can do to me. if i assault you today, there's nothing they'll do to me tomorrow. that's their mentality, you can only kill me once. >> san quentin prison in california is home to some notorious killers -- scott peterson, who was sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, laci, is perhaps the best known. but the facility also houses richard ramirez, better known as the night stalker, and richard allen
there are 2 million people behind bars in america. for the next hour, we open the gates. "lockup." >>> the number of units here at san quentin has grown beyond the capacity of this prison and what it was designed for. >> free us. free us. >> i took sociology in college. and you can stack a bunch of rats together. eventually they start eating each other. >> with the age of the building the way it's set up, almost anything you do, you're in direct contact with...
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that's big because that's corporate america. that's all big companies. big farmer, prisons, food. >> why? why are they finally moving? >> two reasons. number one they don't want to see folks criminalized. whatever the sentencing guidelines says should be the sentence applies across the board to whites, blacks, latinos together. they get that. they also believe there are too many federal laws, overcriminalizing folk. they understand that. they want to roll back sentencing guidelines, too. they have been on board for that for quite a while. not all bad. >> really cost as well. 2010, the federal government spent $80 billion on in cars rating people in this country and the states are breaking under the budget of state prison systems that they fund. they can't afford to maintain these prisons at full capacity today any more than they can afford to simply throw money away. >> one of the good things we have done in the state of ohio, hel hello, was sentencing reform. low level nonviolent drug offenders and put them back in community-based corrections. >> divers
that's big because that's corporate america. that's all big companies. big farmer, prisons, food. >> why? why are they finally moving? >> two reasons. number one they don't want to see folks criminalized. whatever the sentencing guidelines says should be the sentence applies across the board to whites, blacks, latinos together. they get that. they also believe there are too many federal laws, overcriminalizing folk. they understand that. they want to roll back sentencing guidelines,...
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over 5,000 men living behind the gates of one of america's oelldt prisons. serving sentences so long, most will die here. >> one out of every two that you see is a murderer. violence close to the surface, ready to
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we rode motor seekles offroad across america. >> math rue ruden berg is the documentary cinematographer. >> there were quite a lot of thunderstorms but we didn't give it too much mind. >> despite the weather, james is intent on fixing his bike and matthew is there to film him. >> is sucks. >> this sucks. >> i had to clean out the carburetor because it was just leaking gas nonstop. i pushed my bike underneath the awning of this hotel. i thought i will be safe here. no problem at all. i'm covered. >> james is wrong. >> holy [ bleep ]! >> there was just this huge bank and a flash. it is like a sonic experience bursting through you. the next is second all hell broke loose. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> i still feel really shaky. i'm not trying to be overdramatic but my spine feels lit off. >> i'm trying to find out what happens. not only a bolt has gone off near us but why my body seems tingling. >> the lightning seems to erupt straight out of the motorcycle but the bolt doesn't hit the bike not directly at least. >> it hit the two vents right up there. >> james believes the charge must have travel
we rode motor seekles offroad across america. >> math rue ruden berg is the documentary cinematographer. >> there were quite a lot of thunderstorms but we didn't give it too much mind. >> despite the weather, james is intent on fixing his bike and matthew is there to film him. >> is sucks. >> this sucks. >> i had to clean out the carburetor because it was just leaking gas nonstop. i pushed my bike underneath the awning of this hotel. i thought i will be safe...
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florida panhandle, pensacola is home to the naval air station, the primary training base for many of america's top military aviators and home to the legendary blue angels. >> aten-hut. right-left. forward march. >> 35 miles away, a military cadence pierces an otherwise quiet morning. >> up in the morning at the break of dawn. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> the marchers have all served time in the military, but now they're serving time at the santa rosa correctional institution, one of the toughest maximum security prisons in the state of florida. >> don't come back in these blues. >> don't come back in these blues. >> these inmates are receiving extensive programming specific for veterans that will assist them upon their release from the department of corrections into society. >> you are doing a good job. >> thank you, sir. >> the goal of santa rosa's veterans program is to return a sense of honor and responsibility to former servicemen whose lives have gotten off track. the veterans selected for the program, some of whom date back to vietnam, must h
florida panhandle, pensacola is home to the naval air station, the primary training base for many of america's top military aviators and home to the legendary blue angels. >> aten-hut. right-left. forward march. >> 35 miles away, a military cadence pierces an otherwise quiet morning. >> up in the morning at the break of dawn. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> the marchers have all served time in the military, but now...
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or anti america? i think people would love to see an expose like that. >> okay. thank you very much. u.s. congressman michele bachmann of minnesota. well, that was the launch pad there. joining me right now to discuss bachmann's rise and fall, abc news 2012 embed who was placed on the bachmann campaign, now a producer. nbc's own james novogrod. co-creator of the "daily show" lizz winstead. thank you for joining us, starting first with james. what happened to bachmann in why did she come off as a morning glory or a roman candle flying so high back in the last presidential cycle that she won the iowa straw poll then sort of became, i don't know what, imploded, what? what would you say happened with all these investigations? now as of last night her staff coming out with all this stuff about her. this garbage. some of it shouldn't even be quoted about. i think it's indecent to be talking about anybody you worked for this way. the total lack of any loyalty at stake here. >> a bit of a stunning reversal of
or anti america? i think people would love to see an expose like that. >> okay. thank you very much. u.s. congressman michele bachmann of minnesota. well, that was the launch pad there. joining me right now to discuss bachmann's rise and fall, abc news 2012 embed who was placed on the bachmann campaign, now a producer. nbc's own james novogrod. co-creator of the "daily show" lizz winstead. thank you for joining us, starting first with james. what happened to bachmann in why did...
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that you will give people a great show in entertainment, and in many ways i think you will help bring america together, because we begin to understand each other, then we come together. a lot of what we don't agree on is because we really don't understand each other. and i'm not just talking black and white. i'm talking generations. that father and son, one that was the butler and the other that was the militant, i don't want to blow the movie. people need to go and they need to bring their kids to see it and their parents to site. i brought my daughter. i'm glad i did bring her, because i don't know who is right, but i know it was good that we did that together. lee daniels, thank you for coming on the show tonight. >> thank you. >> an honor to have you here. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. nat
that you will give people a great show in entertainment, and in many ways i think you will help bring america together, because we begin to understand each other, then we come together. a lot of what we don't agree on is because we really don't understand each other. and i'm not just talking black and white. i'm talking generations. that father and son, one that was the butler and the other that was the militant, i don't want to blow the movie. people need to go and they need to bring their...
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. >>> apparently giving health benefits to spouses of america's bravest is an example of america's liberal social agenda. that's what senator inhofe says about giving the services to same-sex couples. >>> joining the faculty at harvard to chances to regroup the policy public school. >>> we've seen the pictures from inside the situation room during the raid on osama bin laden. now we're getting a glimpse into what was going on. his former body man says he wasn't there the entire time and he reportedly played the game of spades. >> most people were in the situation room, he's like i can't watch this entire thing. so he, myself, pete souza, the white house photographer and marvin must have played 15 hands, 15 games of spades. >> many officials declined comment but former counterterrorism adviser michael leiter, who is now an analyst for nbc news says mr. obama was present during the time of the actual raid. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >> i don't get the big deal. >> it's a day-long event. >> 24 hours, some people isn't sit there and stare, the nerves. >> it's an interest
. >>> apparently giving health benefits to spouses of america's bravest is an example of america's liberal social agenda. that's what senator inhofe says about giving the services to same-sex couples. >>> joining the faculty at harvard to chances to regroup the policy public school. >>> we've seen the pictures from inside the situation room during the raid on osama bin laden. now we're getting a glimpse into what was going on. his former body man says he wasn't there...
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and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's the united states of america. >> but when he won re-election, the climbing ended. he'd enjoy all the powers of the presidency and none of the pressures that come with having to run again. this is how president obama in his second term talks about race. >> we must remind ourselves that the measure of progress for those who marched 50 years ago was not merely how many blacks could join the ranks of millionaires. it was whether this country would admit all people who are willing to work hard regardless of race into the ranks of the middle class life. >> is it any different? one of our guests thinks so. he's going to tell us why, right after this. ♪ ho ho ho [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> he's now furiously studying for panels here on "up" he's on thegrio.com. he says president obama is more willing to talk more bluntly about
and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's the united states of america. >> but when he won re-election, the climbing ended. he'd enjoy all the powers of the presidency and none of the pressures that come with having to run again. this is how president obama in his second term talks about race. >> we must remind ourselves that the measure of progress for those who marched 50 years ago was not merely how many blacks could join the ranks of millionaires. it was...
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and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. some hot political news. we got a look at the new jersey special election for the u.s. senate. we check the "hardball" scoreboard. according to a new monmouth university asbury park press poll, democratic cory booker, no surprise has a 16-point lead over the republican 54-38 in the special election to fill out the term of frank lautenberg. this special election is coming up wednesday, october 16th. and we'll be right back. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one,
and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. some hot political news. we got a look at the new jersey special election for the u.s. senate. we check the "hardball" scoreboard. according to a new...
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and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> the boston bombing this spring sparked a debate in this country about the growing presence of surveillance cameras. all over our cities. the grainy surveillance. it helped identify the two bombers but, here's the but, civil libertarians warn it comes at a price. our shrinking personal privacy. that's the setting for the new thriller. closed circuit. a film that delves into the darkness run amok and living in a state of constant surveillance after a terrorist bombing in central london. two lawyers assigned to defend the lone surviving suspect find themselves against what looks like a massive conspiracy. let's watch. >> november 30th, 10:43. bright sunny day. innocent people. a truck approaches from the west entrance. 10:45 over. >
and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> the boston bombing this spring sparked a debate in this country about the growing presence of surveillance cameras. all over our cities. the grainy...
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to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try to take away our right to vote, then we're going to lose in 2014. and everything that dr. king fought for and so many of our allies fought for would have been for naught. we have got to make sure that through congress and communities we make people understand the importance of what they're trying to do as far as steal our voices and voting rights away from us. that's why it's so important. we've got to go back to our communities after tomorrow we've got to educate, mobilize, organize. not only for tomorrow and the next day, but up until 2014 and beyond. >> now, dennis, we have thes
to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try...
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, america changed. because they marched, the civil rights law was passed. >> i wish there would have been more, um -- >> because they marched city councils changed. >> i guess more representation from the other side of the political aisle. >> congress changed and eventually the white house changed. >> i didn't see the speech. i was working. >> what he was describing was the dream of every american. >> i've got a dream. i've got a dream that young black males don't become daddies until after they're married. >> today's event excluded black republicans and conservatives. >> where is tim scott? >> that was a glaring areas and does not indicate a desire for inclusion. >> grievances against police brutali brutality. >> black america is not going to listen to me. >> they're not going to tune in and say he's trying to help us. the bigotry of others was reason to give up on yourself. >> they're not going to listen to you or any other white person. >> is that -- >> but he issued a at the same time. i did not kno
, america changed. because they marched, the civil rights law was passed. >> i wish there would have been more, um -- >> because they marched city councils changed. >> i guess more representation from the other side of the political aisle. >> congress changed and eventually the white house changed. >> i didn't see the speech. i was working. >> what he was describing was the dream of every american. >> i've got a dream. i've got a dream that young black...
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and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day women's 50+. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? >>> right now fast food workers across the country are planning a national strike for next thursday. already, as you may have heard, strikes have been staged in new york, chicago, kansas, and detroit, with workers demanding that minimum wage be raised to $15 an hour. at the federal level, of course, congress hasn't raised the mi
and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to...
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america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book. if we look at what happens after '63, between '63 and '68, the dream speech is barely mentioned. it's barely mentioned. it's only after king's assassination that america thinks how can we remember this man? >> well, it wasn't even mentioned in the "washington post" the day after the speech here in washington. there's also the rewrite of some in the tradition of the right wing. they say the civil rights revolution was in a crucial sense conservative. and then they criticized the decrepitude of the civil rights movement. how the civil rights movement of '
america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book....
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, and many who wanted to see america as america was seeing itself. to look out at over 200,000 people standing in that mall, all different classes, all different races, gender mix. everything said that america had achieved its moment of al gory in filling out what our constitution said all of the citizens should experience. for us, it was an epiphany. a moment that said this is what america's about, let us not lose it. let us work to strive the greater promises. >> can you remember what dr. king's response was, seeing the turnout, the panopoly of age and color in the crowd in front of him stretched out across the mall? >> i think it was a great sigh of relief. i think it was a time for him to no longer whether or not what we were talking about was a valid idea before the american people. all of america showed up, all of the america that needed to be there, and he was deeply satisfied and people had spoken. they had responded, they had validated him. they had validated our cause. and our cause was honorable. and i think he was -- he was deeply touched
, and many who wanted to see america as america was seeing itself. to look out at over 200,000 people standing in that mall, all different classes, all different races, gender mix. everything said that america had achieved its moment of al gory in filling out what our constitution said all of the citizens should experience. for us, it was an epiphany. a moment that said this is what america's about, let us not lose it. let us work to strive the greater promises. >> can you remember what...
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well, i say to them tonight, there is not a liberal america and a conservative america. there is the united states of america. >> that mesmerizing 2004 democratic convention speech transformed barack obama from relative obscurity to a national star. in bipartisan or post partisan theme helped him stun hillary clinton and lift him to the white house, and then he met an opposition party that had no interest in across the aisle work. on and on. it's been won confrontation after another, government funding, the debt ceiling, you name it. and it's been matched with overheat party rhetoric. the question is if the experience of the past four plus years of watching barack obama inspire the nation with post partisan rhetoric and then watching washington descend into a state of hyperpolarization anyway has soured the country on the idea of post-partisanship. does a message like cory booker tauted, does it ring or is it post-post partisanship? i'm interested in your reaction from the clips we heard from cory booker. obviously, he's not the first politician from barack obama to be s
well, i say to them tonight, there is not a liberal america and a conservative america. there is the united states of america. >> that mesmerizing 2004 democratic convention speech transformed barack obama from relative obscurity to a national star. in bipartisan or post partisan theme helped him stun hillary clinton and lift him to the white house, and then he met an opposition party that had no interest in across the aisle work. on and on. it's been won confrontation after another,...
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and if america is to be a great nation, this must become true. so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snowcapped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curva ceo us slopes of california. but not only that; let freedom ring from the stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee! let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of mississippi, from every mountain side, let freedom ring. when we allow freedom ring, when we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all god's children, black men and white men, jews and gentiles, protestants and catholics, will be able to to inhands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, free at last free at last! thank god almighty, we are free at last!" >> the entire speech given by dr. ma
and if america is to be a great nation, this must become true. so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snowcapped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curva ceo us slopes of california. but not only that; let freedom ring from the stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee!...
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. >> but clinton's impact is not just here in america. it's global. >> i love my life now. it's just fun. >> he's taken whatever capital that he had as an ex-president and has really put it toward trying to do real good in th
. >> but clinton's impact is not just here in america. it's global. >> i love my life now. it's just fun. >> he's taken whatever capital that he had as an ex-president and has really put it toward trying to do real good in th
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bank of america denies any wrongdoing. it has already paid billions in fines to settle allegations that it improperly handled mortgages, including a whopping $10 billion penalty earlier this year. joining me now in studio, zachary carabell, columnist for reuters. so does this mean anything to the average consumer, or is this just the big boys battling it out? >> unfortunately, it doesn't mean a lot. bank of america has been under repeated fire. this is the first time the justice department has gone after bank of america as opposed country wide, the big measuring insurer which they unfortunately bought. this is all 2008, right. >> this is at the beginning of the meltdown. >> so we're five years later. this is how slow our regulatory and justice system is to respond to things. it's not going to do anyone any good who was in that position in 2008. much for better, a lot of these practices no longer pertain, meaning banks have -- they may not have learned their lesson, but they learned there's an awful lot of risk in those pro
bank of america denies any wrongdoing. it has already paid billions in fines to settle allegations that it improperly handled mortgages, including a whopping $10 billion penalty earlier this year. joining me now in studio, zachary carabell, columnist for reuters. so does this mean anything to the average consumer, or is this just the big boys battling it out? >> unfortunately, it doesn't mean a lot. bank of america has been under repeated fire. this is the first time the justice...
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we are the united states of america. we cannot and must not turn a blind eye to what happened in damascus. out of the ashes of world war, we built an international order and enforced the rules that gave it meaning. and we did so because we believe that the rights of individuals to live in peace and dignity depends on the responsibilities of nations. we aren't perfect, but this nation more than any other has been willing to meet those responsibilities. so to all members of congress, of both parties, i ask you to take this vote for our national security. i am looking forward to the debate. in doing so, i ask you, members of congress, to consider that some things are more important than partisan differences or the politics of the moment. ultimately, this is not about who occupies this office at any given time. it's about who we are as a country. i believe that the people's representatives must be invested in what america does abroad. and now is the time to show the world that america keeps our commitments. we do what we say
we are the united states of america. we cannot and must not turn a blind eye to what happened in damascus. out of the ashes of world war, we built an international order and enforced the rules that gave it meaning. and we did so because we believe that the rights of individuals to live in peace and dignity depends on the responsibilities of nations. we aren't perfect, but this nation more than any other has been willing to meet those responsibilities. so to all members of congress, of both...